by Collectif | 21 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The number of abortions in Germany has fallen below 100,000 since 2014 and this pattern continued throughout2015. The decrease started in 2001, falling from 135,000 to 99,237. In France, which has a population of 66 million compared to Germany’s 80 million...
by Collectif | 20 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection, Prenatal diagnosis
On 11 March, a Spanish doctor submitted “a request for recognition of the violation of his freedom of conscience” to the European Court of Human Rights. The latter must now pass judgment for the first time on “conscientious objection to prenatal diagnosis for eugenic...
by Collectif | 20 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
A team of scientists at Cambridge University has updated studies published by Cochrane in 2010 focusing on the interest of genetic tests in reducing risk-related behaviour. Over the last few years, genetic tests available over-the-counter in some countries...
by Collectif | 17 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Chile, the draft law authorising “therapeutic” abortion, approved by Congress on 4 August 2015, was voted on by the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday. It decriminalises abortion in the event of rape, foetal deformity and in cases where the mother’s health is at risk....
by Collectif | 17 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The Superior Court of Ontario authorised medically assisted dying for a man in his eighties. The man, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2012, was said to be suffering “from intolerable pain and distress which could not be eradicated”, and wanted to die this...